#496F9B#496F9B

#496F9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.082 H 252.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496F9B
RGB	rgb(73, 111, 155)
HSL	hsl(212, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(212, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 28.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, -0.33, -27.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 27.96, 269.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% -0.0241 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.082 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3464, 15.1508, 33.1724)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496F9B #9B7549

analogous

#49989B #496F9B #4C499B

triadic

#496F9B #9B496F #6F9B49

tetradic

#496F9B #9B4998 #9B7549 #499B4C

square

#496F9B #9B4998 #9B7549 #499B4C

split-complementary

#496F9B #9B4C49 #989B49

monochromatic

#223348 #355171 #496F9B #698EB8 #93ADCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#496F9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#496F9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496F9B

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496F9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496F9B	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D719D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53699A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496f9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 111, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.082 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8198b8',
    500: '#496f9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496f9b;
$custom-light: #8198b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496f9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.195,
    "s": 35.965,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53252,
    "c": 0.08202,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496F9B

secondary

#B8A288

accent

#985CCC

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #496F9B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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